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Collateral Commitments, Letters of Credit

No definition available.

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Maximum fee percentage on bond amount for surety bonds issued by independent insurance companies on our behalf.

No definition available.

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The total amount of surety bonds issued by independent insurance companies on our behalf as of the reporting date.

No definition available.

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The minimum time requirement for notification of cancellation for a surety bond.

No definition available.

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The period of time in which the terms of surety bonds are subject to review and renewal.

No definition available.

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Total collateral commitments required by insurance carriers as of the reporting date for workers' compensation obligations for which the insurance carriers become responsible should we become insolvent.

No definition available.

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Workers' Compensation Commitments [Line Items]

No definition available.

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The amount of cash, securities, or other assets held by a third-party trustee pursuant to the terms of an agreement which assets are available to be used by beneficiaries to that agreement only within the specific terms thereof and which agreement is expected to terminate within one year of the balance sheet date (or operating cycle, if longer) at which time the assets held-in-trust will be released or forfeited.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690

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The amount of cash, securities, or other assets held by a third-party trustee pursuant to the terms of an agreement which assets are available to be used by beneficiaries to that agreement only within the specific terms thereof and which agreement is expected to terminate more than one year from the balance sheet date (or operating cycle, if longer) at which time the assets held-in-trust will be released or forfeited.